Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2011

If you can step away from the “bullet point” mindset and all of the complaints, you’ll see that PowerPoint’s got a lot to offer those who build elearning courses. It doesn’t need to have that PowerPoint look. PowerPoint offers a pretty good selection of animations that let you mimic a lot of what you see in Flash. Blank screen.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

If you’re building rapid elearning courses, then most likely you’re using PowerPoint. Despite all of the lamenting about bad PowerPoint presentations, the fact remains that PowerPoint the application is quite powerful and offers a lot of flexibility (and capability). See How Easily You Can Create Graphics in PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

My initial idea for the demo was beyond my resources, so I decided to look for photo frame pictures on istockphotos. The goal is to place the learner in the rain forest so we walk through the process of converting a simple PowerPoint slide to something more immersive. Louis (ASTD). April 10 : Jacksonville, FL ( NEFL ASTD ).

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2011

Save Time with These 3 Rapid E-Learning Tips : You’ll only save time and make your job easier with these three PowerPoint elearning tips. You can also download a PowerPoint template. 3 Easy Ways to Create Silhouette Characters : Stuck with clip art and boring pictures? October 25: Baton Rouge, LA (ASTD)—Webinar.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

But because they were new, they lacked awareness of the bigger picture. December 8 : Charlotte, NC (ASTD)— Rapid E-Learning Design. January 11: Training Magazine (free webinar)— Learn to Use PowerPoint for More Than Boring Presentations. I’ll share some ways to get more out of PowerPoint. Louis (ASTD). coming soon.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 3, 2011

In the end, it is a talking head with PowerPoint. You see in Linkedin groups – go check out the ASTD Linkedin group and see how many times they focus on ILT vs WBT. Until a few years ago, ASTD didn’t offer a standalone E-Learning conference, yet e-learning has been around for more than a dozen years.

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eFront

OCTOBER 24, 2010

The stock.xhng operates as a hybrid of a picture library site and a social networking site; registered users may set up a personal profile, upload their photographic works to share with other users, write a blog and participate in online forums to discuss and critique each others work. Turbo Photo Free stock images from 10 categories (3.4

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Learning Visions

JULY 31, 2009

Is it the associations? -- the eLearning Guild and ASTD. Is it the "blended" part of blended learning Is it PowerPoints used in a classroom context? I would assert that sometimes it's useful to take a step back, see the bigger picture, and map the conceptual terrain. Is it the companies that give out the awards?

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The past few days I’ve been pulling some content together for a couple of workshops I’m doing at the ASTD TechKnowledge conference in San Jose. If you want to use the template, feel free to download the basic PowerPoint file that I used to create the job aid. ASTD TechKnowledge in San Jose on February 2-4. Use it as you wish.

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eFront

JULY 23, 2010

In the following picture you can see a typical grading setup. The gradebook module uses a formula to convert scores for activities to an aggregated lesson score at a range from 1 and 100 - and subsequently to a grade (e.g, A, B, C, Fail, Pass) depending on how it is setup. Lets see a practical example.

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eFront

AUGUST 2, 2010

A few pictures follow that illustrate the new RSS functionality. And here is an eFront catalog feed consumed from eFront! Posted by Athanasios Papagelis at 6:17 AM Email This BlogThis!

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 12, 2011

I get a lot of questions about upgrading to PowerPoint 2010. Most people who ask are still using PowerPoint 2003. Starting with PowerPoint 2007, there are many features that make the rapid elearning process much more efficient. Enhanced Picture Editing. PowerPoint lets me add all sorts of cool effects and shadows.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Here’s a common issue: your client gives you a PowerPoint file that doesn’t look all that great. In PowerPoint you can build as many master slides and layouts as you need. That gives you a big picture overview of the course. PowerPoint has a feature that lets you find and replace fonts. It’s a complete mess.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This would be a lot easier to do since all I needed was an image of a picture frame and a family. As I was looking for picture frames on iStockphoto I saw a few Polaroid-like images. So I decided to switch from a single picture frame to Polaroid photos of each family member. January 25-27: Las Vegas ( ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 ).

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 21, 2012

When building rapid elearning with PowerPoint it can be a challenge to get away from linear courses. For one, PowerPoint’s original intent is creating presentations. The good thing is that PowerPoint isn’t limited to linear elearning. Interactive Picture. It demonstrate a number of useful PowerPoint features.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 3, 2012

For my demos, I decided to stick with PowerPoint to show that if that’s all you have, then you still can do quite a bit. PowerPoint 2010 comes with a background removal feature which makes it really easy. Older versions of PowerPoint have a simple feature that lets you make a single color transparent. How to Remove Backgrounds.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 30, 2012

A few years back, I was at a workshop where the PowerPoint team was showing some of the new features in the soon-to-be-released PowerPoint 2010. The PowerPoint developer demonstrated how to customize the ribbon toolbar in PowerPoint. Creating custom shapes is buried in PowerPoint and not easy to find. Slide master.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 21, 2011

Last week I shared a free PowerPoint template that was inspired by the iPad’s notebook app. In PowerPoint you can create all sorts of shapes. If you have PowerPoint 2010, you can even combine shapes to quickly create custom shapes. Fill the second shape with a picture and set it to partially transparent.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 21, 2011

Last week I shared a free PowerPoint template that was inspired by the iPad’s notebook app. In PowerPoint you can create all sorts of shapes. If you have PowerPoint 2010, you can even combine shapes to quickly create custom shapes. Fill the second shape with a picture and set it to partially transparent.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 26, 2012

My live notes from Cindy Huggett’s @cindyhugg session at ASTD TK12. Lots of people forget what they know to do in the classroom -- when they get to virtual and instead they do death by powerpoint. Cindy shows us a picture of her desk when she gives a webinar: Two computers – one logged in as presenter and one as the student.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

In today’s post I want to offer a simple trick to help you get past the standard PowerPoint design or that template-screen look. The quiz example below is just a picture of a shirt pocket. An E-Learning Heroes Roadshow workshop where we’ll look at ways to build elearning courses and learn some great PowerPoint tips.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 21, 2008

Ive got the PowerPoints and Word docs to prove it. I had an interesting discussion with someone about doing the macro of ID (big picture, planning) versus the micro (building as well). ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. No assessments or formal testing. Lots of software interactivity. Relentless schedule.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JULY 7, 2010

He basically flipped quickly through the pages and stopped occasionally on a pretty picture and usually started flipping again. I call this balance the “glory-to-effort&# ratio, i.e. PowerPoint (Quality: Medium, Ease: Simple!). . You might get ideas from this recording of a webinar that I gave today for the Baton Rouge ASTD.

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eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Using Graphics To Improve Learning - The eLearning Coach , August 4, 2010 What are you doing about the picture superiority effect? Here’s Another Free PowerPoint E-Learning Template - Rapid eLearning Blog , August 3, 2010 Had a great time last week in Indianapolis presenting to the Central Indiana ASTD chapter.

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eLearning Learning Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

How to Convert PowerPoint Presentations With Embedded Audio and Synchronized Animation by Jeff Batt - Learning Solutions Magazine , July 21, 2010 While Unison is a good tool for creating interactive activities, you can also use it to upload and convert PowerPoint presentations, including animation, audio, and synchronization timing settings.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2008

It also requires a certain skill set to know how to take a big picture approach to match learning solutions to specific business goals. I also have great suspicions about tools that are "as easy as powerpoint," because the results are so, well.powerpoint-like. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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